Vehicle washer



Spt. 29, I925.

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J. PETERSON VEHICLE WASHER Filed March a, 1924 3 Sheets-$11901. 5

IN VENTOR Johnfele rsom I WITNESSES I flaw/M (P A TTORNE YS batentedSept. 29, 1925.

burrs!) STATES JOHN PETERSON, (31 NEW YORK, 1N. Y

VEHICLE WASHER.

Application filed nan-i1 a, 1924. serial No. i591?,882.

equally as ellicient for washing street cars,-

trucks and the like.

it is one of the obggpts ofthe present in 1 vention to provide a. iclewasher in which the vehicle may be passed between brushes for thepurpose of removing the dirt from the sides and windows of a car.

-it is a further object of the invention to provide means for applyingwater to the sides of a car to aid in the cleaning thereof.

It is a further object of the invention to construct the brushes in sucha manner that they are vertically adjustable in order that difierentheights of cars may be effectively washed.

with the above and other objects in view, reference is tothe'accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a view in sideelevation of a portion of scar showing the relative position of theapparatus with respect thereto;

Fig. E'is a view thereof in end elevation;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view;

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view taken on th line H of Fig. 5; v

ig. 5 is a detail horizontal sectionalview en on the line 5-5ot Fig. l;

r ig. 6 is a detail horizontal sectional view showing the means foradjustably securing the brushes to their support;

Fig. i is a detail view showing the cleaning fluid control;

Fig. 8 is a view in front elevation of one or the brush elements;

Fig. 9 is a detail view showing a slightly modified form of brush.

Referring more particularly to the drawlags, the reference character 10designates a car which is supported upon a track 11. in carrying out theinvention at the point along the track where the washing apparatus ispositioned, the track is provided with drain pits 12. Adjacent each ofthe drain pits there is a base or the like, 13, and mounted tal in eachor these bases 13 there is a vertically extending standard 14:.

ltis tobe understood that the mechanism heretofore described isduplicatedgupon opposite sides of the track, and, therefore, but onemechanism will be specifically described.

The standard let is provided with a plurality of guide brackets 15, andmounted in said guide brackets 15 there is a suitable supporting memher16. Depending. from the supporting member 16. there is a rack 17, andsuch rackmeshes with a gear wheel 18 carried by a shaft l9 mounted in abracket 20, the shaft 19 being rotated by means of a handle 21 to drivethe gear 18 for the 'pur pose of raising and lowering thesupportingmember 16 relative to the standard lt. Mounted upon the shaft19 there is a ratchet wheel 22, and carried by the standard 14: there ispawl 23 adapted to engage the ratchet wheel to prevent rotation of theshaft 19 and the gear 18. This mechanism is clearly shown in Figs. 4 and5.

The reference numeral 25 designates suitable water or other cleaningfiuid-supply, and at 26 such supply branches into two pipes 27 and 28controlled byvalves 29 and 30, respectively. It will be noted that thesepipes extend upwardly alongside of the standard i l, and at the top ofeach there is connected a rubber hose or other flexible connection 31and 32, respectively, and suchllenible connections 31 and 3% areconnected 0 perforated pipes 33 and 34, respectively.

"Secured to the supporting member 16 there are two li -shapedbrackets'35 and pivotally mounted on the brackets 35, by means a shaft3%, are two if-shaped brackets 37. Pivotally mounted in these brackets87, there'is a brush member 38, and the periorated pipes and 34(-heretoiore mentioned are secured to said brush member 38 by brackets orthe like 39, said pipes having their perforations positioned upon thebristle" side of the brush as clearly shown in Fig. 3. These brushmembers 38 are provided with handles 38 by means of which they may bemanipulated when desired.

The device operates in the following manner:

is the car or vehicle to be washed is passed between the brushes, itbeing understood, as heretofore stated, that the mechanism is duplicatedupon opposite sides of the car, water or other eleanin fluid is turnedon and sprayed onto the side of the car o'r vehicle through theperforations o f the pipes 33 and 34. Thebrush' 38 engages the car andmoves the dirt or dust therefrom which has been loosened by the spray ofcleaning fluid. By operation of either of the valves 29 or 30, thecleaning fluid may be sprayed from either of the pipes 33 or 34, asdesired. 'By operating the hand 1e 21, which serves to rotate the shaft19, ifthe pawl 23 therefrom. a y

In that form of the inventionshown in is disengaged from the ratchetwheel 22, the

support 16 may be raised or lowered to ad- Fig. 9, the brush comprisestwo sections 40 and 41 hingedly connected together, as at 32,

and this construction permits of the brush conforming to the sides of acar which are not straight/but which employ curves or angles asdistinguished from that form of car shown in Fig. 1; v 7

From the foregoing it is apparent that the present invention providesanew and improved vehicle washing device in which the washing of thesides of the vehicle, such as cars, trucks, and the like, may beexpeditiously and effectively carried out.

I What is'claimed is:

1. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a standard, asupport adjustably mounted on said standard, means for effectln theadjustment of said support,

a bracket 0 "pivotally connected sections one of which is'pivotally coected to said support, and a brush pivo ally carried by the othersection of said bracket.

2. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a standard, asupport adjustably mounted on said standard, means for effecting theadjustment of said support,

a bracket of relatively movable sections piv- I otally carried by saidsupport, and a brush of relatively adjustable sections carried by '"saidbracket.

. 3. Anfapparatus of the character described, comprising a standard, asupport adjustably mounted on said standard, crank and ratchet operablemeans for efi'ecting the adjustment of said support, a' bracket ofpivotally connected sections one of which is pivotally connected to saidsupport, and a brush pivotallv carried by the other section of saidbracket. j a

- JOHN PETERSON.

